Act Of Oblivion Quotes
"Sinners should consider of death, that the thing is certain, and only the time uncertain, and that they run an infinite hazard if they neglect making sure of an interest in Christ one day longer."
"Liberty of conscience, sir, not treason. The Book of Common Prayer means you pray particularly for Charles Stuart – do you deny it?"
"We pray only to God to bless all rulers. There are no papists here."
"Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance…"
"We are thankful for a safe haven, certainly."
"For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham."
"I swear I never saw a man swim so fast in my life! You looked as if Leviathan was after you!"
"Having received much mercy from the Lord, at his leaving his native country, and in his passage through the great deeps; as also in this land; wherein he is a stranger; Now before the Lord in the congregation of his people, doth humbly desire that the praises due unto God, – may be rendered on his behalf."
"The Glory is departed, & evil come upon the people of God, to the utmost."
"I have lived and loved in darkness," he said to me. "I have been the chief of sinners."
"I cannot but believe & know there is a meaning to it."
"It is the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not."
"You are as dear to me as a husband can be to a wife, and if I knew anything that I could do to make you happy, I should do it."
"It is truly said there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed; neither hid that shall not be known."
"Let us comfort ourselves with this – even if we should never meet in this world again, yet I hope, through grace, we shall meet in heaven."
"God has set us apart, but by His mercy the children are all well, & by His infinite grace I have faith we shall one day be reunited."
"We are Christian gentlemen no longer. We have turned into savages."
"God has sent us this trial for a reason. It is our duty to endure it."
"It was none other than the hand of God, and to him alone belongs the victory."
"I have placed my life in His hands and henceforth I shall walk in the light of God’s will, wherever He may direct me."
"Forty-five I may be, but I’m as strong as any man – I’ve had to be, to raise you all without a father."
"Dear Frankie, if there’s no longer any danger as your father says, you shall join us – all of you. America is a better place for people of our faith than England."
"Then go with our blessing. I can see that you’ve made up your mind, and nothing any of us can say will change it."
"God would reunite them, she was sure of it, either on earth or in Heaven."
"‘Is it you?’ he said. ‘Are you real?’ He ran his hands across her back, felt her arms, her shoulders, her soft flesh, her sharp bones."
"The best I can say is it might have happened."
"‘I have travelled thousands of miles.’ Frances began to cry. ‘Please, Mr Gookin, for the love of God, tell me where he is.’"
"God speed you, Mrs Goffe. I hope you find Will, and if you do, give him our love. Tell him we are sorry we could not do more."
"‘Did I write?’ He was puzzled. Some mystery he couldn’t quite grasp lurked within the miracle. ‘Did I?’ he said in wonder."
"‘Thank God!’ She flung her arms around him. She could feel his heart. For a long time, they stood entwined, swaying to its beat."
"Whatever happened, she would never be parted from him now."
"But with their love, and their Bible, with their absolute certainty in the power of the Lord and the protection of their guns, and with the plentiful vastness of America spread out before them like God’s table – they had faith that they would make a future."